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All the students did a GREAT job on their projects! Thanks for any help you provided! These projects went above and beyond my expectations!
November 11, 2013
Students will have the rest of the week during Science class time to work on finishing their posters. (They seem to be coming along nicely!) All students should be finished their research and have their paragraphs completed and with them on Monday, 11/18. Monday, 11/18, will be the final day for students to work together in class and practice their presentations. Presentations will be on Tuesday, 11/19, and Wednesday, 11/20. Your student should know which day they present. Each student will receive a group grade and a personal grade for the project.
November 4, 2013
We will be working in our project groups on Wednesday, 11/6. Students should have any supplies they may need for their poster and were told (according to their job) what they should have done by then.
October 22, 2013
Job Descriptions (each student has one of the following jobs):
Cartographer- creates and studies maps
- Create or find a world map that illustrates ecosystems in the world. Highlight or color where your ecosystem is located in the world. Place the map on your project.
- Write a short paragraph explaining where your ecosystem is located in the world.
Zoologist- studies animals
- Find pictures of three common animals in your assigned ecosystem. Place pictures on your project.
- Write a short paragraph describing animals' characteristics.
- Write a short paragraph describing animals' adaptations for survival in your ecosystem.
Meteorologist- studies weather
- Write a paragraph describing the climate of your assigned ecosystem. Include temperature and precipitation information.
- Create or find two graphs or tables - one that shows the average annual temperature of your ecosystem and one that shows the annual average precipitation.
Botanist- studies plants
- Find pictures of three common plants in your assigned ecosystem. Place pictures on your project.
- Write a short paragraph describing plants' characteristics.
- Write a short paragraph describing plants' adaptations for survival in your ecosystem.
Environmentalist- studies impact of environment on ecosystem
- Find one environmental concern. Write a short paragraph describing these concerns.
- Write a short paragraph explaining how the environmental concerns affect your ecosystem.
October 21, 2013
Here are helpful websites to aid in students' research:
Biomes and Ecosystems
What It's Like Where You Live?
Enchanted Learning: Ecosystems
Ecosystem Videos
Earth's Floor Biomes
Animal and Plant Photographs
These are suggested sites, students may use others.
Don't forget to sign and send back the Ecosystems paper that will be sent home tomorrow, 10/22.
October 20, 2013
Fifth Grade will be starting to learn about different ecosystems in Science class.
Instead of a test at the end of this chapter, students will be put into small groups and be asked to complete a poster project. There will be both in school and outside school work to be completed for this project.
I will be explaining this project in class on Monday, 10/21.
More information will be put on here soon.